Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BFS
2351
Saul Centers
BFS
$784M
$7.64M 0.01%
159,960
+300
+0.2% +$14.3K
SCMP
2352
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
$7.62M 0.01%
811,069
+4,139
+0.5% +$38.9K
PBI icon
2353
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$7.62M 0.01%
327,088
+12,197
+4% +$284K
ESI
2354
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
$7.62M 0.01%
226,896
-1,177
-0.5% -$39.5K
VTLE icon
2355
Vital Energy
VTLE
$637M
$7.62M 0.01%
13,755
+5,245
+62% +$2.9M
DVR
2356
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$7.57M 0.01%
3,768,122
+524,711
+16% +$1.05M
AVG
2357
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$7.57M 0.01%
439,562
+287,742
+190% +$4.95M
DKS icon
2358
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$19.9B
$7.55M 0.01%
129,965
-2,317
-2% -$135K
AWK icon
2359
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$7.49M 0.01%
177,317
+16,655
+10% +$704K
SNEX icon
2360
StoneX
SNEX
$5.05B
$7.49M 0.01%
908,924
+51,154
+6% +$421K
RCMT icon
2361
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$201M
$7.49M 0.01%
1,072,692
+1,632
+0.2% +$11.4K
BOLT
2362
DELISTED
BOLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
BOLT
$7.48M 0.01%
339,998
+1,899
+0.6% +$41.8K
HTBK icon
2363
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$626M
$7.42M 0.01%
900,079
-5,466
-0.6% -$45K
MSEX icon
2364
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$969M
$7.42M 0.01%
354,124
+4,142
+1% +$86.7K
BALT
2365
DELISTED
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED COMMON STOCK
BALT
$7.41M 0.01%
1,150,912
+380,104
+49% +$2.45M
SCX
2366
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$7.39M 0.01%
507,316
+2,497
+0.5% +$36.4K
AGX icon
2367
Argan
AGX
$3.23B
$7.38M 0.01%
267,850
+35,259
+15% +$972K
PARAA
2368
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$7.38M 0.01%
115,914
-2,734
-2% -$174K
SIF icon
2369
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$46.4M
$7.37M 0.01%
262,428
-435
-0.2% -$12.2K
RENT
2370
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
$7.35M 0.01%
194,093
BONT
2371
DELISTED
Bon-Ton Stores Inc/The
BONT
$7.3M 0.01%
448,193
-195,478
-30% -$3.18M
RTK
2372
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$7.27M 0.01%
415,391
-7,868
-2% -$138K
MUX icon
2373
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$749M
$7.27M 0.01%
370,844
-7,000
-2% -$137K
SLGN icon
2374
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.7B
$7.27M 0.01%
302,608
+1,138
+0.4% +$27.3K
MKTG
2375
DELISTED
RESPONSYS INC COM STK (CA)
MKTG
$7.26M 0.01%
264,882